As the United Kingdom imposed targeted sanctions on senior Sri Lankan military officials for their role in war crimes, a senior UK Foreign Office official visited Colombo for high-level meetings with government representatives and civil society groups.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Sri Lanka from 4 to 6 April 2025, where he will take part in the virtual groundbreaking ceremony for a long-delayed solar power project in Trincomalee.

Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for closer cooperation with India’s Adani Group and other foreign investors, stating that such partnerships are essential for Sri Lanka's economic recovery.

The Sri Lankan government, led by the self-proclaimed Marxist National People’s Power (NPP), has revealed it is considering privatisation as an option for restructuring the heavily indebted national carrier, SriLankan Airlines.

Former Sri Lankan Navy Commander and Admiral of the Fleet, Wasantha Karannagoda, has lashed out at the United Kingdom and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, following the decision to impose sanctions on him and two other senior military officials over their involvement in human rights violations. 

Since January, Sri Lanka has witnessed multiple violent killings, with 27 reported shootings over the span of just 82 days, leaving at least 22 people dead, according to Sri Lankan police.

Sri Lankan human rights activist and chairman of Families of the Disappeared, Brito Fernando, shared harrowing allegations of torture and abuse committed by retired Sri Lankan army commander and accused war criminal Major General Shavendra Silva during his tenure at the Matale Vijaya torture camp.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement criticising the United Kingdom’s recent decision to impose sanctions on four individuals, including three former Sri Lankan military commanders, for war crimes.